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Scientists Want To Breed Mosquitoes With “Toxic” Semen. This Is Why

January 8, 2025 admin

Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialling the novel pest control method. The “toxic male technique” aims to breed mosquitoes that express venomous proteins in their semen, killing off females after mating. Female mosquitoes are targeted because only they bite and drink blood,…

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All About The Rare Disease

August 15, 2024 admin

The symptoms of the disease can last up to seven days. An insect-borne virus has emerged in South America and two deaths were reported in two young Brazilian women due to the same. The women had no underlying health conditions. In June and July, Europe saw 19 imported cases of the Oropouche virus, as reported…

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Endemic dengue may have helped stem severity of early COVID wave in India: study

June 29, 2024 admin

A worker fumigating a private building surroundings to control mosquitoes and to prevent spread of dengue. File | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash Can the dengue virus beat the coronavirus and is it why the early wave of the pandemic in 2020 resulted in fewer COVID deaths or severe infections compared to Europe or North…

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Ajit Pawar Diagnosed With Dengue, Advised Rest

October 29, 2023 admin

Ajit Pawar was not attending public events from the past few days (File) Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar had been diagnosed with dengue and advised medical guidance and rest for the next few days, his party leader Praful Patel said on Sunday. Patel, who is the working president of a rival NCP group,…

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Bihar Records 6,146 Dengue Cases In September, Highest In 5 Years

October 1, 2023 admin

As per health department’s data, a total of 13,972 cases were reported last year. (Representational) Patna: Bihar is witnessing an alarming rise in dengue cases, with 6,146 cases reported in September, the highest for the month in the last five years, according to the health department’s data. The state had reported 6,421 cases this year,…

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Buzzing breakthrough: genetic engineering gives mosquito control an upgrade

September 10, 2023 admin

A mosquito hangs from a leaf, Bengaluru, October 28, 2019. | Photo Credit: Syed Ali/Unsplash Throughout human history, mosquitoes have constantly buzzed in the background of human existence, irritating us with their incessant bites and occasionally wreaking havoc by transmitting deadly diseases. The earliest known mosquitoes from the fossil record date back at least 70…

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